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> But i can see ko being good alternative if you for some reason do not want to install docker on your computer but still be able to build docker containers. Docker is a much bigge…

The Spring framework is the 800-lb gorilla comparison and I'd be surprised if Ruby was within an order of magnitude of Java.

Although Dockerfiles have the benefit of migrating existing workloads to containers without having to update your toolchain, I definitely prefer the container-first workflow. Cloud…

Bravo. Makes me proud as a happy IntelliJ user.

> It appears Java is only still viable for Windows and Android, and the 1% Linux desktop market. Funny how you frame Java "only" being available for some of the most popular platfo…

I live in the neighborhood and have bought a few sodas from the machine. I always assumed it was locksmith, they are powering the machine and I've never seen nor heard a reason to …

Indeed: US Air Force Base Poisoning Drinking Water Of Half a Million Japanese https://theglobepost.com/2020/10/15/us-military-base-poisoni...

> Google might do this for a lot of reasons, and none of them seem to be good. As a Play Store developer, I give Google the benefit of the doubt. By the way, before you assume a ne…

You're correct that some Google Cloud zones are in the same physical building. However, the separate zones are designed with independent power, cooling, and networking. So, failure…

We agree that Google hasn't completely solved the support problem, but it's not to say Treble hasn't improved things. Android Pie: https://www.androidauthority.com/project-treble-2…

> There's this idea that people must be 100% "professional", non joking, always zen-calm, all the time. That is, dry and passive aggresive. This idea is likely held by people who h…

All things considered, I'd say Apple has done an excellent job wrt security for iOS devices. All modern iOS devices are updated on a regular basis with a high uptake rate, and Appl…

Surprised such a comprehensive guide for geeks didn't get into bluetooth headphones! As a rider for a few years now, I've had good luck with the headphone inserts which fit into mo…

I'm an Apple fan - congratulations to Apple - but on the other hand Apple being the biggest company in the world is pretty uninspiring. After seeing Tesla build a mass market elect…

I would be happy with laws clearly requiring a presidential candidate to disclose their full income taxes for the past 5 years, and also required them to put their assets into a bl…

I doubt anyone will steal Android from Google. I can see two scenarios where the Android SDK (which includes Kotlin, Java, NDK) + Google Play Services is really threatened: 1) the …

My disclaimer: my coworkers are using Scala and SBT. Gradle + Java isn't slower than Ant or Maven. Gradle + Kotlin is a little slower, they just need to make the annotation process…

Did you not finish the rest of the post? Yes, it's true that compressed json is not materially different in size vs protobufs. But when it comes to the speed of serializing and des…

If only there were some way to find out information on the problem of New York's subways! Here you go: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/nyregion/new-york-subway-... Great comment…

Although the Android ecosystem is probably the biggest OS deployment on devices right now, Google has done a pretty impressive job maintaining its overall safety. The primary mecha…

No, most people get access to this work, despite their phones not getting updated. They get this via access to the Google Play Store. If an Android device has access to the store, …

Can't get anything from tesla.com, but this livestream works! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvJV1AqRd8g

We are very far from trusted hardware. It's very easy to imagine what they would do - step one is helping American networks use the best practices - use open-source software, keep …